Product Analyst
Location: US, CA, Palo Alto
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Computer Software

Company profile:
Declara is focused on bringing data to life. Our technology platform uses machine learning, search, algorithms and recommendations to develop learning paths for individuals, making learning a constant discovery.Learning isn't just our product, it's what we do everyday. Work with a small focused team. You'll push and be pushed. Tackle the toughest technical challenges as you create products that can transform organizations across the globe. Do something meaningful. We're changing how the world nurtures and develops talent. We are located in Palo Alto, Boise and Mexico.

Job description:
Declara is looking for a dynamic individual to join our team as a Product Analyst. The Product Analyst this is responsible for contributing to the detailed product roadmap for his/her product line(s). Additionally, the Product Analyst is responsible for detailed product development requirements; working with customers, Business Development, and Technical staff to discover and understand business needs and translate them into system requirements. The Product Analyst is responsible for drafting all required SDLC and validation documents and facilitating the review and approval of all project documentation.EXPERIENCEStrong product management and analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business needs and translate them into application and operational user stories.Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, managers, and subject matter experts from both the business and engineering.Sufficient technical background to engage with the Scrum development team.Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing experience.Able to learn quickly and multi-task.Strong sense of ownership – able to take on lead responsibilities when needed

Requirements:
Perform detailed requirements gathering and analysis, and create process and data flow diagrams, user stories, and use cases.Develop and assist in managing project plans. Identify and report on project status and risks.Coordinate activities of cross-functional teams in order to achieve goals of BI and IT projects, including work plans, system design and testing of solutions.Read and interpret conceptual, logical, and physical data models, including dimensional models, and use them to create context diagrams, data flows, process flows, logical diagrams, and data dictionaries.Run data profiling to better understand project requirements.Coordinate prototype review and user acceptance testing (UAT).Demonstrate basic understanding of the strategic alignment of IT solutions with business objectives.Provide day-to-day tactical objectives, triage defects, and provide quick, JIT decisions to developer questions.Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously; define and manage multiple Product Backlogs.Interact, negotiate, and work with a broad range of personalities and functions.Play the Scrum Product Owner role in medium-sized, complex Scrum projects as needed.BONUS POINTS2+ years as a Scrum Product Owner (desired)You love data — you want to measure everything, and have a nose for what questions we should be asking to get the data we need.You’re an entrepreneur at heart – you can be resourceful and creative to find the best solution that gets the job done.Jira experienceSpanish language proficiencyEducational assessment, psychometrics and/or Education-tech experience

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